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Medway, battle of
Medway, battle of, ad 43. A major battle of the Roman invasion campaign, it is identified only as having taken place at a river between the beachhead and the Thames, almost certainly the Medway. Unusually for the ancient world, it lasted two days. On the first day auxiliary troops swam across and killed the British chariot horses, and legionaries under the future emperor Vespasian also forced a crossing. The decisive combat took place on the second day, when the Roman general Hosidius Geta distinguished himself after nearly being captured.
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JOHN CANNON. "Medway, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Medway, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Medwaybattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Medway, battle of." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-Medwaybattleof.html |
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Medway, battle of
Medway, battle of, AD 43. A major battle of the Roman invasion campaign, it is identified only as having taken place at a river between the beachhead and the Thames, almost certainly the Medway. Auxiliary troops swam across and killed the British chariot horses, and legionaries under the future emperor Vespasian forced a crossing.
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JOHN CANNON. "Medway, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Medway, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Medwaybattleof.html JOHN CANNON. "Medway, battle of." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-Medwaybattleof.html |
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